يا … يا
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Gulf Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا (yâ, “or”).
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
يا … يا • (yā … yā)
- either … or (can be used for more than two things by repeating the يا part)
- بالثنوي لازم تختار يا علمي يا ادبي
- b-iθ-θanawi lāzim tixtār yā ʿilmi yā adabi
- In secondary (school) you have to choose either Sciences or Arts
See also edit
- أو (aw, “or”)